VETERANS DATABASE

Participant Info

Class Year (or years attended)

1964

Military Service Branch

US Army

Years of Service

2/8/65 - 11/19/67

Service Academy or ROTC Institution

No

Highest Rank Attained

Specialist 5

Type of Separation

Honorable Discharge

Awards and Decorations

National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal W/Device, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal

Major Duty Assignments, Military Units/Organizations/Ships, and Locations of Service?

11F20 Infantry Operations & Intelligence Specialist

Most Memorable Military Experience or Accomplishment

Surviving the Vietnam War unwounded and alive

Share the in-service schools/training attended and your primary military specialty.

Basic Training - Ft. Jackson, SC; Advanced Infantry Training as mortar gunner, Heavy Weapons infantry, Airborne School, Ft. Benning GA; 25th Infantry Div Tropic Lightning Fall 1965, OCS Ft Benning GA most of 1966 then to now defunct US Army 199th Light Infantry BD RVN 12/66 - 11/67.

If your service included combat or hostile action describe

Opr Cedar Falls Opr Fairfax Opr Junction City

Date of Death and Where They Were Laid to Rest

April 5, 2021 - Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham

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Website, Blog or Social Media Link

Obituary for Blaine Taylor Class of ’65